Functional and phylogenetic analysis of ureD in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 875-886

  Steyert, Susan R ^a   Rasko, David A ^a   Kaper, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN URED; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CODON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; UREASE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79551473377     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00922-10     Document Type: Article

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